1) Explain whether competence-based thinking is more suitable for e-business strategy formulation than the activity-based approach outlined in the value chain concept. Competence-based thinking focuses heavily on the resources and capabilities of a firm. It is thought to take a resource-based approach towards creating competitive advantage (Core competence‚ 2010). It considers how the different recourses and capabilities of a firm are used in conjunction with one another. Rather than looking
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Assignment 1: Week 2 Topic: “The Internet and its Effect on the Music Industry Value Chain” National University MGT/602: Strategic Decision-Making in Global Business Instructor: Prof. July 17‚ 2009 The purpose of this paper is to explain why the growing popularity of downloading music from the Internet gave rise to a new music industry value chain that differs considerably from the traditional value chain. The internet has helped usher in the "New Age of music/media access”.
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Tracing commodity chain will enable us to understand the flow of goods more precisely (Leslie and Reimer‚ 1999). Each part of the process‚ from design through production‚ distribution and consumption‚ represents a discrete link in the chain. A pair of denim jeans can be a simple example of the commodity chain. On the process of finished products‚ the process may start at growing cotton in India. Then‚ those cottons
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Cadbury Crisis Management B. CAMPAIGN SUMMARY On October 3‚ the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner received complaints about infestation in two bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk‚ Cadbury India’s flagship brand with over 70% market share. He ordered an enquiry and went directly to the media with a statement. Over the following 3-week period‚ resultant adverse media coverage touched close to 1000 clips in print and 120 on TV news channels. In India‚ where Cadbury is synonymous with chocolate
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Alternative One Advantages If Cadbury Beverages chooses alternative one‚ that is repositioning the Crush Brand‚ multiple advantages would achieve their objectives‚ which are to increase market share by fourteen percent and increase diet crush sales. The advantages are: 1. presence in two age segments 2. creating diversification 3. avoiding cannibalization 4. competitive advantage The presence in two age segments is advantage because this makes Crush open up in additional target segments that
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Case Study: Strong rumors that Kraft is looking to take over Cadbury 1.i) Market Penetration is the activity or fact of increasing the market share of an existing product‚ or promoting a new product‚ through strategies such as bundling‚ advertising‚ lower prices‚ or volume discounts. For example‚ if Cadbury lowers the price of a certain product‚ not changing the content of the product nor the market it was targeting. ii) Product development is the creation of products with new or different characteristics that offer new benefits to
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How might exemplary human resource practice enhance and strengthen a firm’s value chain activities? 1. Definition of Value Chain The value chain is a systematic approach to examining the development of competitive advantage. It was created by M. E. Porter in his book‚ Competitive Advantage (1980). The organization is split into ’primary activities’ and ’support activities.’ Primary Activities include: Inbound Logistics‚ Operations‚ Outbound Logistics‚ Marketing & Sales‚ and Service. Support Activities
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Introduction Cadbury is a leading global confectionery company with an outstanding portfolio of chocolate‚ gum and candy brands. We employ around 45‚000 people and have direct operations in over 60 countries‚ selling our products in markets everywhere around the world. We are nearly 200 years young. Our origins can be traced back to 1824 when John Cadbury opened a shop in Birmingham‚ UK selling tea and cocoa and in 1831‚ started manufacturing drinking chocolate and cocoa. In 1969 Cadbury merged with
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Managing the International Value Chain in the Automotive Industry Strategy‚ Structure‚ and Culture Stefan Schmid‚ Philipp Grosche Table of contents Foreword Authors Acknowledgments International value chains: Current trends and future needs‚ as exemplified by the automotive industry 1. Internationalizationofthevaluechainintheautomotiveindustry 2. Configurationandcoordinationascrucialdimensionsinshapinginternational valuechains 3. Bestpracticesandoptionsformanagingtheinternationalvaluechain
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Pro-forma A Background Information As an overview Hewlett-Packard (HP) is a technology company that operates worldwide‚ the main image they portrait of themselves is that they explore how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challengers‚ and realise their possibilities‚ aspirations and dreams. HP have stated on their website that (1) they apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple‚ valuable and trusted experiences with technology‚ continuously
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